Event

Beginning Beekeeping Class

Beginning Beekeeping Course. Learn sustainable beekeeping with an emphasis on chemical-free practices from the experts over three consecutive Saturday half-days. An optional fourth Saturday open hive demonstration in the bee yard and graduation luncheon is included.

Topics include: Beekeeping Equipment & Protective Gear, Honey Bee Biology, the Colony & Getting Started, Honey Bee Pests & Diseases - Their Prevention and Control, Seasonal Hive Management and Honey Production and Other Hive Products

Tuition includes MAAREC Beekeeping Basics,additional beekeeping publications, refreshments each day and a five-month Guild membership from February 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012. $15 tuition available for additional students in the same household not receiving reference materials. Minor children must be accompanied by a paying adult.

This course fulfills the educational requirement of six (6) hours of classroom instruction in introductory beekeeping training for the qualified level of the Virginia Master Beekeeper Program.

Location

Virginia Wesleyan College (View)
1584 Wesleyan Drive
Norfolk, VA 23502
United States

Contact

Owner: Beekeepers Guild of Southeast Virginia

On BPT Since: Feb 08, 2010

Pam Fisher

beekeepersguild.org/

Q&A

Question:	Is beekeeping legal in the City of Norfolk?
Answer:	On October 11, 2011 the City Council of Norfolk removed any references to the keeping of honey bees in the city's nuisance ordinance. A correspondence from Frank Duke, Planning Director for the City of Norfolk, stated "There are no restrictions in City ordinance dealing with bee keeping".

Question:	Is beekeeping legal in the City of Virginia Beach?
Answer:	It depends on how the property is zoned where you intend to keep the bees. Visit http://www.municode.com/library/VA/Virginia_Beach and type in "bees". That will tell you what the city allows based on the zoning of the property in question. Virginia Beach is very liberal toward keeping bees. If the property is goverened by a Home Owners Association, you will need to check with them too.